Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families
have one or two 1.c_____ each.
      Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live 2. f_____
from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or 3.t_____ them. And they often go to 4. v_____  their parents on holiday.
      Parents usually 5. l_____ their children choose their own jobs. Americans think 6. i_____    important
for young people to decide on their lives by 7.  t_____ .
      Children 8. b_____  to do some work around their house when they are very young. And in many
families, parents 9. g_____  some money to their children as a prize (獎(jiǎng)賞) so that they learn how to
make money10. l_____ 

     I work in a small shop. It is near a factory. Every day workers, old ladies and housewives come to
the shop to buy things.
     I live in a house not very far from the shop. I usually get up at six, have breakfast and then go to
work by bike. I take some food in my lunch box.
      I get to the shop at about ten to seven. At seven customers(顧客) begin to arrive. They buy meat,
eggs, sugar, soybean(大豆), sauce(醬油), cooking oil, salt, candies, biscuits and many other things. We
don't sell vegetables or fruit. There is a shop for these things nearby. I have my meal at noon from my
lunch box. At seven in the evening we close the shop. I tidy things up and then go home for supper.
Some people may think my work isn't so interesting. But I do my best for the modernizations(現(xiàn)代化),
don't I?
1. Where is the shop?
    _________________________________________
2. Is the writer’s house far away from the shop
   ___________________________________________
3.What time does the writer usually get to the shop?
    ___________________________________________
4. Does the shop sell everything ?
    ___________________________________________
5.What does the writer think of his job?
    ___________________________________________

        Johnson likes swimming in a small river near his house. But then his father goes to work in a big city
and Johnson goes with his family. Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small. Johnson is
not very happy. 
       "Is there a river near the house?" he asks his father on the first morning ." No, there isn't . But there is a big park near here. And there's a pool in it.  "We are going there this afternoon." says his father. Johnson is happy. 
       Johnson and his father go to the park in the afternoon. Johnson wants to walk near the pool. But he
sees a sign. His father reads it to him: "Warning(警告) This pool is dangerous.362 people fell(掉) into it.
"Johnson looks into the pool carefully, then he says ,"I can't see them. "

1. There is a _______ near Johnson's new house.

A. small river  
B. big park  
C. big bank  
D. big post office

2. John isn't very happy because __________.

A. There isn't a big park
B. There isn't a river near the new house.
C. his father goes to work in a big city
D. There's a pool.

3. There is a _______ near the pool.

A. sign
B. river
C. garden
D. tree

4. The warning tells people ________ near the pool.

A. to look into it
B. not to go to the park  
C. to be careful
D. not to look into it

5. Which isn't right?

A. There isn't a small river near Johnson's house.
B. Johnson's father gets a new job in a big city.
C. Johnson is afraid to walk near the pool
D. Johnson goes to the big city with his father.

     Americans with small families own a small car or a large one. If both parents are working, they usually have
two cars. When the family is large, one of the cars is sold and they will buy a van (住房汽車).
     A small car can hold four persons and a large car can hold six persons but it is very crowded. A van hold
seven persons easily, so in a family three children could ask their grandparents to go on a holiday travel. They
could all travel together.
     Mr Hagen and his wife had a third child last year. This made them sell a second car and buy a van. The sixth
and seventh seat are used to put other things, for a family of five must carry many suitcases (衣箱) when they
travel. When they arrive at their grandparents' home, the suitcases are brought into the two seats can then carry
the grandparents.
     Americans call vans motor homes. A motor home is always used for holidays. When a family are traveling to
the mountains or to the seaside, they can live in their motor home for a few days or weeks. All the members of
a big family can enjoy a happier life when they are traveling together. That is why motor homes have become
very popular. In America there are many parks for motor homes.

1. From the passage, a van is also called ________.

A. a motor car 　　
B. a motor home 　　
C. a motor bike 　　　
D. a big truck

2. Before Mr Hagen and his wife bought a van, they ________.

A. sold their old house 　　　　　　　　
B. moved to their grandparents' house 　　
C. built a new place for a van 　　　　　
D. sold their second car

3. A motor home is usually owned by a family with ________.

A. a baby 　　
B. much money 　　
C. more than two children 　　
D. interest in vans

4. Americans usually use motor homes ________.

A. to travel with all the family members for holidays
B. to do some shopping with all the family members
C. to visit their grandparents at weekends
D. to drive their children to school every day

5. Motor homes have become popular because ________.　　

A. they can take people to another city when people are free
B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays
C. some people think motor homes are cheap 　
D. big families can put more things in motor homes

     Do you read advice columns in newspapers and magazines? Do you think they are helpful to everyone
who reads them? Here are some:
Dear Sally,
     I've got a problem. My good friend Lana in my science class asked me to lend her my exercise book so
she could copy my answers. Should I do it. Sally? I don't want to,but I'm afraid that if I don't give it to her
she won't be my friend any longer.
                                                                                                                                    Carmen
Dear Carmen,
     Of course you can't give her your exercise book. That's cheating, and you could get into big trouble if
you do that.
                                                                                                                                      Sally
Dear Sally, 
     I was at friend's house for dinner last Saturday. During dinner, I broke a beautiful plate. It was my
friend's favorite wedding gift. I wanted to pay for it, but she didn't agree with me. I feel bad about it.
                                                                                                                                        Kay
Dear Kay,
     I think you did the right thing. It was important to offer to pay for it,but it's not surprising that she
said no. Perhaps you could give her a special gift instead.
                                                                                                                                       Sally
Dear Sally,
     My son is 24 years old. He finished college last year,but he can't seem to find a job that he likes.
I'm worried that he's not trying hard enough to get a job and live on his own. He sleeps till noon every
day. Also I've been cooking his meals.
                                                                                                                                     Lisa
Dear Lisa,
      You're making it too easy for him to stay where he is.Tell him he has two months to find a job (any job)
and get his own place. He's old enough to take care of himself. 
                                                                                                                                      Sally

1. Lana wanted to borrow Carmen's ______.

A. plate
B. science book
C. dictionary
D. exercise book

2. What's Kay's problem?

A. She broke her friend's plate.
B. She lost her exercise book.
C. Her friend didn't like her gift.
D. Her son didn't find a job.

3. Sally suggested that Lisa's son should ______.

A. find an interesting job
B. sleep till 9 o'clock
C. find a iob in two months
D. look after his mother

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Carmen and Lana are good friends.
B. Lana wanted to copy Carmen's answers.
C. Lisa's son finished college at the age of 22.
D. Kay's friend liked the plate very much.

     People at home keep asking me, "Is it hard to learn Chinese? Why have you learned it so well?" Well,
there's one thing that makes Chinese easy to learn: there are so many people to talk to. You've probably
heard that it's the most spoken language. Today it's also one of the most written languages online. And
with so many Chinese people interested in learning English, it couldn't be easier to find a friend for language
learning. You just have to know where to look for them.
     The really good place to look for them is QQ. QQ has the same status (地位) in China as AIM (AOL
Instant Messenger) does in the US. It is reported that at any moment, up to 9,000,000 people are using
QQ. They're at work, or in a web café (網(wǎng)吧), or at home, and the information of the users can be found.
If you sign on with your address set to"abroad", you'll soon find that many thousands of them are interested
in speaking to you! This is a great way for you to learn Chinese, and for them to learn English. I think that
it's a very interesting way of cultural contact (文化交流), too, for ordinary people from around the world
to be able to have one-on-one contact.

1. In the first paragraph (段落), the writer tells us _____.

A. why his family members want to learn Chinese
B. where you can find people to talk to for language learning
C. the easiest thing to do is learning Chinese
D. Chinese isn't so hard to learn as his friends think

2. From the second paragraph we know that QQ and AIM are _____.

A. addresses for the Internet users
B. documents you need to get online
C. tools for people to talk online
D. programmes of a computer 63. Offices, web cafes and homes _____.

A. attract the most people to learn Chinese
B. provide both QQ and AIM in China
C. are the best places for English learners
D. have the most people online

4. The writer wrote this passage mainly to _____.

A. tell a way of learning Chinese
B. show what the Chinese people are doing
C. tell the important of learning Chinese
D. show the difference between AIM and QQ

5. The writer of this passage is probably _____.

A. a Chinese who works abroad
B. an expert who works at home
C. an American who works in China
D. a salesman who sells softwares